Further to Tim and Eric’s comments, some boring personal information. My mum is from Freetown, Sierra Leone; my dad is from Preston, Lancs. I was born in Nigeria. I left Africa when I was two and have never returned as an adult—even to visit. Since my cousins have all left, and my grandmother there is gone, the only surviving relative I know in Africa is my Auntie Clarina who is still in Freetown. You now have everything you need to steal my identity. And I now have two perfect excuses to put this photo up [note the alarmingly premature grey hair]:
“Hey, honeyz, come back to my crib and check my smoove white poloneck.”
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Happy Christmas and New Year to you all!
Yo Poot!!
Fantastic roll-neck! You sure were a bonny wee babe. How did you ever turn into evil Old Man Pooter, the money-obsessed scrooge like terror of the good people of Rothergavenny Falls??:
http://rswipe.blogspot.com/2005/12/its-wonderful-blog.html
(Well, fictionally, at least…)
Have a cracking Crimbo, you wonderful old Building and Loan!!!
xxx
Roberta
Swoon-diddly-oon! What a cutie.
Adorable kid!
Hey Pooter!
I know we haven’t seen eye to eye over everything of late – especially Iraq. I know you inist that it’s in Asia, and technically you’re correct, but I will not be swayed from my belief that it is still more correct to refer to the wretched, godforsooken place as being in the Middle East. Anyhow, let’s put our disagreements aside. Poot. I want to thank you all for your support over the last year (…I’m afraid I’m not yet in a position to be able to give it back to you yet, but the pain has certainly eased….for that I am SOOOOOOO grateful!)
In order to repay the favour, I have written you a large speaking role in this year’s Swipe Show Christmas panto. All you need to do is click here and speak largely….More tomorrow…
I hope you enjoy it!
Merry Christmas you wonderful old Building and Loan!!
Love on ya,
‘Berta
Socks and sandals?! A scientist even at that age!
Gurjinder x
Roberta? By definition of the term Middle East, anything in it is by default in Asia. Not that it matters one way or another, it’s just that ‘near’, ‘middle’ and ‘far’ east were terms created to refer to things in a not very nice way.
Excellent blog. Found it through altavista search “Christmas in Africa” wich is something that Europeans should be thinking about and doing something about.
Greetings from Portugal.
Wish you a happy Xmas and all the best for 2008 !
JMB
Thank you, José. Happy Christmas and New Year to you too.